Vernon, half past 11.
Livy darling, we started from the end of east river bridge, East Hartford, 2 hours & a half ago.1 Vernon is 11 miles from Hartford. The day is simply gorgeous—perfectly [matchless. And ]the talk! Our jaws have wagged ceaselessly, & every now & then our laughter does wake up the old woods—for there is nothing to restrain it, there being nobody to hear it.
All ready! Mark time—right wheel—forward—March! And now we swing along again.
Good bye my old darling.
Samℓ
[addressed by OLC, in ink:] 2 Mrs S. L. Clemens | Farmington Avenue | Hartford | ct. [postmarked:] [talcottville ct. nov ]
Explanatory Notes | Textual Commentary
Source text(s):
Previous publication:
L6, 277–278.
Provenance:see Samossoud Collection in Description of Provenance.
Emendations and textual notes:
matchless. And • matchless.—|And
talcottville ct. nov • ta[v]ille ct. nov [] [badly inked]